<p><em>IPL2020: Match 50, KXIP vs RR- Match Preview, Probable 11, Fantasy Tips. IPL2020: Match 50, KXIP vs RR- Preview, Probable 11, Fantasy Tips, Prediction, Who will win?</em></p>



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<h2>PREVIEW:</h2>



<p>Dream11 IPL2020 is in its last phase of the league stage. Match no 50 will be played between Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi on Friday, 30th October 2020. The match will start as usual 19:30 IST (14:00 GMT), 18:00 LOCAL. The Mohali based franchise will lock horns with Rajasthan Royals. Both the teams are still fighting for Playoffs and need to win every game here onwards to reach Playoffs.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://admin.icccricketschedule.com/uploads/2020/10/KINGS-XI-PUNJAB-2020-1024x709.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-17769" /><figcaption>Kings XI Punjab (Image Source- BCCI/IPL)</figcaption></figure>



<p>The KL Rahul led KXIP is on fire in all departments. Their initial games were not up to the mark but they have capitalised on their weaknesses and worked on it. Right Now they are at the peak of their performance. With the inclusion of Chris Gayle to the side they have flourished. Chris Gayle is featured in 5 matches till now and KXIP has won all of them. Chris Jordan on the other hand is providing depth in the bowling unit along with Arshdeep Singh and Mohd. Shami. Opening for KXIP is a big advantage. The openers KL Rahul and Mayank Aggarwal/Mandeep Singh are in good form. They have made sure that they put a good total on the board.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://admin.icccricketschedule.com/uploads/2020/10/Rajasthan-Royals-1024x709.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-17770" /><figcaption>Rajasthan Royals (Image Source - BCCI/IPL)</figcaption></figure>



<p>KXIP is on winning streak from last five games. They have made a huge jump from the bottom of the table to the top 4. On the other hand, RR will also be High in confidence as they defeated defending Champians Mumbai Indians by 8 wickets in their last encounter. Rajasthan Royals are at 7th spot, having won 5 matches out of 12. They definitely need to win to keep their Playoffs campaign alive. Some good signs from their players, Sanju Samson back in form scoring half-century in last game. Ben Stokes scored a brilliant century and took his side to victory. Their bowling unit is performing decently in past few games.</p>



<p>Pitch in Abu Dhabi supports a little bit more to the batsman. Ball come onto bat nicely, bowlers have struggled to pick wickets in powerplay and death. Runs are scored all over the park in the powerplays and in death. Chasing the total will be a wise option as the stats say in recent past.</p>



<h2>Head To Head:</h2>



<p><strong><span class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">Played - 20, KXIP - 09 and RR - 11</span></strong></p>



<h2>Players To Watch Out:</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://admin.icccricketschedule.com/uploads/2020/10/Kl-Rahul-Kings-XI-Punjab-1024x709.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-17771" /><figcaption>KL Rahul KXIP (Image Source - BCCI/IPL)</figcaption></figure>



<p><strong><span class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">KL Rahul: </span></strong>KL Rahul skipper of KXIP is in a blazing form in the Dream11 IPL 2020. He has scored 595 runs in 12 games which includes a century and five half-centuries. He is the leading run-getter in this edition of IPL. Scoring runs all over the park has become consistent for him. He is scoring runs at an average of 59.50 and with a strike rate of 132.22.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://admin.icccricketschedule.com/uploads/2020/10/Ben-Stokes-Rajasthan-Royals-1024x709.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-17772" /><figcaption>Ben Stokes RR (Image Source - BCCI/IPL)</figcaption></figure>



<p><strong><span class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">Ben Stokes:</span></strong> The England all-rounder is opening for the Royals, Ben Stokes scored a brilliant 60 balls 107* in the match against Mumbai and announced his form in IPL. He has played 6 matches and scored 217 runs with an average of 43.40 and a strike rate of 133.12.?</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://admin.icccricketschedule.com/uploads/2020/10/Sanju-Samson-Rajasthan-Royals-2-1024x788.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-17773" /><figcaption>Sanju Samson RR (Image Source -BCCI/IPL)</figcaption></figure>



<p><strong><span class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">Sanju Samson:</span></strong> The Wicketkeeper-batsman of Rajasthan Royals was unstoppable in the first few games where he destroyed the opponent's bowling unit and smashed them all over the park. But lately, he lost his consistency and hasn?t got a good start, but in the previous match against Mumbai, he announced that he is back. He scored brilliant 54 of 31 balls.?</p>



<h2>Probable 11:</h2>



<p><strong><span class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">Kings XI Punjab:</span></strong> KL Rahul (C &amp; WK), Mandeep Singh, Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell, Deepak Hooda, Chris Jordan, Murugan Ashwin, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Shami.</p>



<p><strong><span class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">Full Squad(KXIP):</span></strong>? ?KL Rahul (C), Karun Nair, Mohammed Shami, Nicholas Pooran, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Chris Gayle, Mandeep Singh, Mayank Agarwal, Hardus Viljoen, Darshan Nalkande, Sarfaraz Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Harpreet Brar, Murugan Ashwin, K Gowtham, J Suchith, Glenn Maxwell, Sheldon Cottrell, Deepak Hooda, Ishan Porel, Ravi Bishnoi, James Neesham, Chris Jordan, Tajinder Dhillon, Prabhsimran Singh, Agnivesh Ayachi, Harpreet Brar, Murugan Ashwin.</p>



<p><strong><span class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">Rajasthan Royals:</span></strong> Robin Uthappa, Ben Stokes, Steve Smith (C), Sanju Samson (wk), Jos Buttler, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Ankit Rajpoot, Kartik Tyagi.</p>



<p><strong><span class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">Full Squad(RR):</span></strong>?Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes, Sanju Samson (wk), Andrew Tye, Kartik Tyagi, Steven Smith (c), Ankit Rajpoot, Shreyas Gopal, Rahul Tewatia, Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Markande, Mahipal Lomror, Oshane Thomas, Riyan Parag, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Anuj Rawat, Akash Singh, David Miller, Manan Vohra, Shashank Singh, Varun Aaron, Tom Curran, Robin Uthappa, Aniruddha Joshi, Jofra Archer</p>



<h2>Fantasy Tips:</h2>



<p>KL Rahul (C &amp; WK),? Ben Stokes, Chris Gayle,? Sanju Samson, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Jofra Archer, Kartik Tyagi, Mohammed Shami, Ravi Bishnoi,? Shreyas Gopal.</p>



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<p><strong><span class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">ALSO READ </span></strong>IPL2020: Mumbai Indians cleared their way for Playoffs, defeating RCB by 5 wickets.<br></p>

IPL2020: Match 50, KXIP vs RR- Preview, Probable 11, Fantasy Tips

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<p><em>RR vs KXIP Highlights: Rajasthan Royals register comfortable win over Kings XI Punjab. Dream 11 IPL2020: RR vs KXIP: Rajasthan Royals register comfortable win over Kings XI Punjab.</em></p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://admin.icccricketschedule.com/uploads/2020/10/Ben-Stokes-Rajasthan-Royals-1-1024x709.jpg" alt="Ben Stokes after scoring a century." class="wp-image-20496" /><figcaption>Ben Stokes (RR) celebrating | Image - BCCI/IPL</figcaption></figure>



<p>RR vs KXIP: Ben Stokes and Sanju Samson?s brilliant wrist work guided Rajasthan Royals to a comfortable win by 7 wickets. Rajasthan Royals now have 6 wins in the bag from 13 matches. They have climbed up to no 5 in the Points Table. While Kings XI Punjab is at their same position due to a better Net Run Rate than Royals.&nbsp;</p>



<p>Earlier, Rajasthan Royals won the toss and invited Kings XI Punjab to bat first. The start wasn?t ideal for KXIP as Mandeep Singh was dismissed by Jofra Archer at the beginning of the innings. But KL Rahul and Chris Gayle stood up in the crease. KL Rahul played a sensible knock for his side scoring 46 runs off 41 balls. But the other end was not the same, Chris Gayle was smashing bowlers all over the park. He scored sensational 99 runs off 63 balls hitting 8 maximums and 6 boundaries. Chris Gayle becomes the only player to have scored 99 runs twice in the history of IPL. A little cameo from Nicholas Pooran at the end sailed KXIP to a total of 185 - 4 in 20 overs.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://admin.icccricketschedule.com/uploads/2020/10/Chris-Gayle-after-scoring-99KXIP-vs-RR-1024x709.jpg" alt="Chris Gayle and Jofra Archer shaking hands." class="wp-image-20497" /><figcaption>Chris Gayle departs after 99(Image - BCCI/IPL)</figcaption></figure>



<p>Rajasthan Royals were in the mood to destroy KXIP?s bowling unit. Ben Stokes continuing his last match form, scored quick half-centuries in just 26 balls with a strike rate of 192.31. Sanju Samson continuing the work scored 48 of 25 balls in quick succession. In the end, Jos Buttler and skipper Steve Smith made sure that the effort from Ben Stokes and Sanju Samson didn?t go in vain. Rajasthan Royals(RR) secured a comfortable win over Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) in just 17.3 overs.&nbsp;</p>



<h2>Scorecard:</h2>



<h3>Kings XI Punjab(KXIP):</h3>



<figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Batsman</strong></td><td></td><td></td><td><strong>Runs</strong></td><td><strong>Balls</strong></td><td><strong>4s</strong></td><td><strong>6s</strong></td><td><strong>SR</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Rahul (c)(wk)</td><td></td><td>C Rahul Tewatia b Stokes</td><td>46</td><td>41</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>112.20</td></tr><tr><td>Mandeep</td><td></td><td>C Stokes b Archer</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0.00</td></tr><tr><td>Gayle</td><td></td><td>B Jofra Archer</td><td>99</td><td>63</td><td>6</td><td>8</td><td>157.14</td></tr><tr><td>Pooran</td><td></td><td>C Rahul Tewatia b Stokes</td><td>22</td><td>10</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>220.00</td></tr><tr><td>Maxwell</td><td></td><td>Not out</td><td>6</td><td>6</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>100.00</td></tr><tr><td>D. Hodda</td><td></td><td>Not out</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>100.00</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table></figure>



<figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Bowler</strong></td><td></td><td><strong>O</strong></td><td><strong>M</strong></td><td><strong>R</strong></td><td><strong>W</strong></td><td><strong>Eco</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Jofra Archer</td><td></td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>26</td><td>2</td><td>6.50</td></tr><tr><td>Varun Aron</td><td></td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>47</td><td>0</td><td>11.80</td></tr><tr><td>Kartik Tyagi</td><td></td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>47</td><td>0</td><td>11.80</td></tr><tr><td>Shreyas Gopal</td><td></td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>10</td><td>0</td><td>10.00</td></tr><tr><td>Stokes</td><td></td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>32</td><td>2</td><td>8.00</td></tr><tr><td>Tewatia</td><td></td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>22</td><td>0</td><td>7.30</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>



<h3>Rajasthan Royals:</h3>



<figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Batsman</strong></td><td></td><td></td><td><strong>Runs</strong></td><td><strong>Balls</strong></td><td><strong>4s</strong></td><td><strong>6s</strong></td><td><strong>SR</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Robin Uthappa</td><td></td><td>C Pooran b M. Ashwin</td><td>30</td><td>23</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>130.43</td></tr><tr><td>Ben Stokes</td><td></td><td>C D. Hooda b Chris Jordan</td><td>50</td><td>25</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>192.31</td></tr><tr><td>Sanju Samson(wk)</td><td></td><td>Run out (sub- Suchith)</td><td>48</td><td>25</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>192.00</td></tr><tr><td>Steve Smith(c)</td><td></td><td>Not out</td><td>31</td><td>20</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>155.00</td></tr><tr><td>Jos Buttler</td><td></td><td>Not out</td><td>22</td><td>11</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>200.00</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>



<figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Bowler</strong></td><td><strong>O</strong></td><td><strong>M</strong></td><td><strong>R</strong></td><td><strong>W</strong></td><td><strong>Eco</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Arshdeep Singh</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>34</td><td>0</td><td>11.30</td></tr><tr><td>Mohd. Shami</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>36</td><td>0</td><td>12.00</td></tr><tr><td>M. Ashwin</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>43</td><td>1</td><td>10.80</td></tr><tr><td>Chris Jordan</td><td>3.3</td><td>0</td><td>44</td><td>1</td><td>12.60</td></tr><tr><td>Ravi Bishnoi</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>27</td><td>0</td><td>6.80</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>



<h2>Post Match Presentation:&nbsp;</h2>



<p><strong>KL Rahul | KXIP skipper</strong>: It was a horrible toss to lose to be honest. It did get very easy to bat later on. There was a lot of dew in the second half and that made it a bit tough for the bowlers to grip the ball. When you're operating with two leg spinners like we are, it does make things difficult. Don't think we bowled that badly but need to operate better with the wet ball. The dew has been unpredictable this season. You can't prepare for it but need to adapt to it. To get to that score on a sticky wicket was nice. Chris did well to bat right through. The season has been such that nothing has come easy. We've had to work hard for every point. No surprise that it has come down to the last game.</p>



<p><strong>Steve Smith, RR skipper:</strong> Ebbed and flowed (through the tournament). But would have been great to win a few in the middle. But it is about peaking at the right time. We still need to do our bit, We have different plans as to who goes in after who gets out. Gave Buttler a chance to bat at number 5 after he didn't bat in the previous game. Nice to get over the line comfortably. Helps the NRR. The last two games he (Stokes) has been exceptional. Has good innovation, Hits the ball in weird areas. He is a valuable player. One of the best in the world. You are always talking to players and try to get the best of them. We know if he spends time in the middle, he will come good. Couple of games tomorrow, we will be matching them closely and then good to go day after.</p>



<p><strong>Ben Stokes, Man of the Match:</strong> I think when you are in a position like we are, you have nothing to lose. We are still hanging in. That is pleasing. The sixes are always pleasing. I went in the same mentality like I did against MI. Wanted to go hard with the new ball. We had a decent break from the last game. It's that shot you don't expect to go to the boundary, that sort of a short gives me confidence and gives the feeling it's going to be a good outing. We normally have a quick turnaround. I cut down on the bowling part in the break to remain fresh.&nbsp;</p>



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RR vs KXIP Highlights: Rajasthan Royals register comfortable win over Kings XI Punjab

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<p><em>IPL2020: KKR vs RR- Match Preview, Probable 11, Fantasy Tips. Dream 11 IPL 2020: Match no 54, KKR vs RR - Match Preview, Probable 11, Fantasy Tips, Who will win?</em></p>



<h2>Preview:</h2>



<p>Dream11 IPL2020: Match no 54 will be played between Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR) and Rajasthan Royals(RR) at Dubai International Stadium, Dubai. The match will start as usual evening time 19:30 IST (14:00 GMT), 18:00 LOCAL on Sunday, 1st November. This will be the last match for both the teams.</p>



<p>As the tournament is progressing towards the business end, the race to Playoffs is getting complicated for the franchises but Interesting and thrilling for the fans at the same time. Both Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR) and Rajasthan Royals(RR) have played 13 games each and just one game is left for them in the league stage. Kolkata is at number 6 in the points table while Rajasthan is sitting right above Kolkata in number 5.</p>



<p>The match on Sunday will be a do-or-die encounter for both sides. Even winning a game will not confirm their place in Playoffs. As said earlier the race has become complicated for Franchises, they will have to look up to other teams stats too in order to qualify.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img src="https://admin.icccricketschedule.com/uploads/2020/10/KKR-1-1024x576.jpg" alt="Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR)." class="wp-image-20540" width="724"/><figcaption>Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR) | Image - BCCI/IPL</figcaption></figure>



<p>KKR has struggled a lot this season in finding a right playing 11 for the team. The season was not fruitful this time. From changing their skippers in the middle of the season to dropping their most valuable player of last season of IPL from playing 11. Also, the batting for KKR has not been consistent throughout, none of the players have played consistent cricket for them. They have a lot of firepower in the squad but they are not at their right pace in this IPL. Even the costliest player (Pat Cummins) of IPL 2020 is conceding runs. This seems to be worrying for KKR. The addition of Lokie Ferguson to the playing 11 has strengthened their bowling unit along with pacer Pat Cummins and Spinner Varun Chakravarthy.</p>



<p>While Rajasthan Royals will be pretty confident in the match, having won the last two games comfortably. They defeated, defending champions Mumbai Indians with 8 wickets and then defeating dangerous-looking KXIP by 7 wickets and snatching their winning streak.&nbsp;</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img src="https://admin.icccricketschedule.com/uploads/2020/10/Rajasthan-Royals-1-1024x709.jpg" alt="Rajasthan Royals(RR) celebrating wicket." class="wp-image-20541" width="724"/><figcaption>Rajasthan Royals(RR) celebrating wicket | Image - BCCI/IPL</figcaption></figure>



<p>The good sign for the Royals is that their top order is performing consistently in the last few games. The addition of Ben Stokes to the squad has provided quality in the lineup. Ben Stokes, Robin Uthappa, Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler and Steve Smith looked in good touch in the last game against KXIP.&nbsp;</p>



<p>Also, their bowling unit looks like a one-man army. None other than Jofra Archer has performed to a good extent. They have been conceding runs a lot. Only Jofra Archer cannot do the job done for a team. This loophole is a big issue for Rajasthan Royals in Sunday?s encounter against KKR.</p>



<p>Earlier, when both the teams met in 2020, Kolkata Knight Riders outplayed Royals in all departments, and won the match by 37 runs and earned 2 crucial points.</p>



<h2>Head to Head(KKR vs RR):</h2>



<p>Both teams have come across 21 times and 11 times KKR managed to defeat Rajasthan Royals, while Rajsthan Royals have won just 8 times. The remaining 2 games ended as a tie and RR took advantage of a tie both times.</p>



<h2>Probable 11(KKR vs RR):</h2>



<h3>Rajasthan Royals(RR):</h3>



<p>Ben Stokes, Robin Uthappa, Steve Smith (C), Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler (WK), Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Jaydev Unadkat, Jofra Archer, Kartik Tyagi and Shreyas Gopal.</p>



<h3>Full Squad(RR):&nbsp;</h3>



<p>Steve Smith (Captain), Jos Buttler (Wicket-keeper), Sanju Samson, Ben Stokes, Robin Uthappa, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Shreyas Gopal, Jofra Archer, Varun Aaron, Kartik Tyagi, Ankit Rajpoot, Jaydev Unadkat, Akash Singh, Oshane Thomas, Andrew Tye, Mayank Markande, David Miller, Mahipal Lomror, Manan Vohra, Shashank Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Anirudha Joshi, Tom Curran and Anuj Rawat.</p>



<h3>Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR):&nbsp;</h3>



<p>Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan (C), Dinesh Karthik (WK), Sunil Narine, Rinku Singh, Lockie Ferguson, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Varun Chakravarthy and Pat Cummins.</p>



<h3>Full Squad(KKR):&nbsp;</h3>



<p>Eoin Morgan (Captain), Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik (Wicket-keeper), Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Prasidh Krishna, Rinku Singh, Sandeep Warrier, Shivam Mavi, Siddhesh Lad, Varun Chakravarthy, Tom Banton, Chris Green, M Siddharth, Nikhil Naik and Ali Khan.</p>



<h2>Fantasy Tips(KKR vs RR):</h2>



<p>Shubman Gill, Eoin Morgan, Robin Uthappa, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Dinesh Karthik, Sunil Narine, Jofra Archer, Varun Chakravarthy, Pat Cummins, Shreyas Gopal</p>



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IPL 2020: KKR vs RR- Match Preview, Probable 11, Fantasy Tips

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<p><em>KKR vs RR: Cummins, Morgan Shines, KKR Defeated RR By 60 Runs. Dream11 IPl 2020: Match no 54, KKR beats RR by 60 runs, keeping their campaign tall.</em></p>



<h2>Highlights(KKR vs RR):</h2>



<p>Pat Cummins and Eoin Morgan shine with the ball and bat respectively to sail Kolkata Knight Riders to a safe victory by huge 60 runs. With the loss to KKR, Rajasthan has now been eliminated from the tournament. Rajasthan becomes the third team to get eliminated after Chennai Super Kings and Kings XI Punjab. RR finished last in the points table due to a poor run rate.</p>



<p>Earlier, Steve Smith won the toss and opt to bowl first. Jofra Archer proved his worth again by providing an early breakthrough to the Royals. Jofra dismissed Nitish Rana in the second ball of the match. Shubman Gill and Rahul Tripathi took Kolkata past 70 runs. They both were hitting the ball nicely, but Rahul Tewatia dismissed good looking Shubman Gill(36 off 24). Shreyash Gopal removed another set batsmen Rahul Tripathi(39 off 34). Sunil Narine and Dinesh Karthik went for a duck off Rahul Tewatia.&nbsp;</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img src="https://admin.icccricketschedule.com/uploads/2020/11/Shreyas-Gopal-and-Kartik-TyagiRR.jpg" alt="Shreyas Gopal And Kartik Tyagi celebrating wicket(KKR vs RR)" class="wp-image-20618" /><figcaption>Shreyas Gopal And Kartik Tyagi celebrating wicket | Image BCCI/IPL</figcaption></figure></div>



<p>Eoin Morgan, KKR skipper scored blistering 68 runs in 35 balls includes 5 boundaries and 6 towering sixes. Morgan remained unbeaten this time. Also, some wrist work from Andre Russell. He made quickfire 25 off just 11 deliveries. KKR ended on 191 - 7 in 20 overs.</p>



<p>Rahul Tewatia was the pick of the bowlers for RR, picking 3 crucial wickets. Kartik Tyagi got two wickets while Jofra Archer and Shreyas Gopal got one each.</p>



<p>Rajasthan Royals? opening looked good at the start, having hit Pat Cummins for 19 runs in the very first over. But the Australian pacer picked Robin Uthappa and Ben Stokes in two consecutive overs. The Rajasthan Skipper Steve Smith failed to score this time. Pat Cummins dismissed Smith cheaply of just 4 runs.&nbsp;</p>



<p>Shivam Mavi got rid of in-form Sanju Samson in the 4th over of the innings. Rajasthan till this time has collapsed. Youngster Riyan Parag also sent to the dugout but Cummins in 5th over. Rahul Tewatia and Shreyash Gopal tried to handle the innings and make a comeback.&nbsp;</p>



<p>Both got a good start but failed to capitalize on it. Varun Chakravarthy provided a needed breakthrough to the KKR. He dismissed dangerous Rahul Tewatia( 31 off 27). However,&nbsp; Shreyas Gopal was trying hard at another end to get closer to the total but none of the batsmen were left to play crucial innings for Rajasthan Royals.</p>



<p>KKR bowlers restricted Rajasthan Royals batting lineup to just 131 - 9 in 20 overs. They won this game by huge 60 runs which will eventually improve KKR?s Net Run Rate.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img src="https://admin.icccricketschedule.com/uploads/2020/11/Pat-Cummins-KKR-celebrating.jpg" alt="Pat Cummins celebrating wicket (KKR vs RR)" class="wp-image-20619" /><figcaption>Pat Cummins | Image - BCCI/IPL</figcaption></figure></div>



<p>Pat Cummins proved his worth in an important game for KKR. He was the pick of the bowlers for KKR. He took 4 wickets. Shivam Mavi and Varun Chakravarthy got two wickets each and Kamlesh Nagarkoti got one in his bag.</p>



<h2>Post Match Presentation:</h2>



<h3>Steve Smith | Losing Captain:</h3>



<p> We thought 180 was par. But losing four in the first four didn't help. He (Cummins) bowled nice lengths and made us play big shots. Unfortunately we are at the wrong end of the result. We started well with two wins, we won two before this one but we were inconsistent in the middle we didn't take enough responsibility. Couple of positives for us, Jofra has played exceptionally well for us. Tewatia pulled a few out of the hat for us, bowled exceptionally well through the tournament as well. You need to win those you should win. The BCCI and everyone involved to get this tournament up and running have done a fantastic. Hope we were able to put few smile on people's faces, especially in India where it's been tough.</p>



<h3>Andre Russell: </h3>



<p>It's a good feeling to be back on the field. It's been a tough two weeks doing rehab three times a day, was a bit painful. But, I'm happy that I'm back. It's a grade two hamstring tear which usually takes 8 weeks to heal. The scan was very ugly. With KKR physio and doctors around me, it helped. I was bowling a few walk upon balls before the game tonight, and it felt good. When it (hamstring) is feeling good, that's when it's healing, and I don't want to disturb the healing process. We have a good bowling (attack), so I can chip in with the yorkers at the backend, but for now I'm going to take one game at a time. As soon as I sweat and my blood's getting hot, I'm getting out. We were waiting for the cricket gods to work things out for us. I watch each and every game. We play against each other, two games against the same team in a season. So, I watch on the phone what the bowlers do and the batters do.</p>



<h3>Eoin Morgan | Winning Captain:</h3>



<p> I thought it was around a par score. Every batsman who came back in and said that it was a beautiful wicket with the dew in. We lost wickets between 10th and 15th overs, and to finish like we did was really good. We were out there to be play a free-flowing style of cricket. That was the only way we were going to win. Especially with the dew factor expected anyway, irrespective of when it came. Bringing out Dre Russ in meant that it took the conditions out of the equation. We backed the guys to take a bit of risk even if it wasn't there. That was one thing we talked about, leading into this game. We felt that a hard length or a good length was the best spot to bowl. We tried to execute that in the first six overs and I thought Mavi was outstanding. Obviously Pat set the tone early on. Winning the game was about taking wickets, especially early. RR are a side that are top-heavy and you need to get them early. Having that aggressive mindset was important for us. Yes, I was aware of the numbers (about net run rate) but you need to first get yourself into a winning position. I don't think we could have done anything more today. So whatever happens from here is upto the Gods.</p>



<h3>Pat Cummins, Man of the Match:</h3>



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<p>(On going for 19 in the first over) A lot goes through your mind. First few balls weren't great. As long as you go back to bowling your best balls, it's alright. Top of off is always that area for me, there was a bit early in there with the new ball. So, I was trying to get as many in there as I can. Not really, don't think I expected to get all wickets like that. Some days you bowl well and don't get luck, some days you get a bit of luck as well. Today, everything fell into place. I guess early on in the season, I put a lot of pressure on myself. As the tournament has gone on, I've got better and better. You're always learning.</p>



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KKR vs RR: Cummins, Morgan Shines, KKR Defeated RR By 60 Runs

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<p><em>Australia vs India: Top 7 Records which were created during the first ODI at SCG. Here is the detailed list of the top 7 records created during the first ODI encounter. Australia vs India: Top 7 Records which were created during the first ODI at SCG.</em></p>



<p>The first ODI between Australia and India marked a lot of significant records from both sides. Australia defeated India in the opener of the tour by 66 runs, chasing the mammoth total of 374 runs, India was confined to just 308 runs in 50 overs.</p>



<p>However both the sides recorded some good knocks from the batsmen. Aaron Finch and Steve Smith scored a well-made century while Glenn Maxwell collecting 45 from 19 balls. From India, Shikhar Dhawan scored 74 runs and Hardik Pandya smacked 90 from 76 balls.</p>



<p><em>Top seven records that were created during the first ODI between Australia and India.</em></p>



<h2><strong>Top 7 records created in Australia vs India 1st ODI:</strong></h2>



<h3><strong><span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color">Second Fastest Batsman to hit 5000 One Day Internationals runs:</span></strong></h3>



<p>Australian limited over skipper, Aaron Finch during his stay at the middle reached the landmark of completing 5000 ODI runs. However, this was not enough for the right-handed batsman. He became the second-fastest Australian batsman to ammas 5000 ODI runs after David Warner. He achieved this feat in 126th innings surpassing former Australian late Dean Jones who took 128 innings.</p>



<h3><strong><span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color">Third fastest ODI century:</span></strong></h3>



<p> After the blistering start to the innings, Steve Smith controlled the innings and gave no time for Indian bowlers to settle down. Smith reached his 10th ODI ton in just 62 balls. He hit the third fastest ODI century by any Australian and the second-fastest against India.</p>



<p>Glenn Maxwell holds the record of fastest ODI century in just 51 balls while James Faulkner smashed the second-fastest ton in 57 balls against India.</p>



<h3><strong><span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color">Most 150+ partnership in ODIs:</span></strong></h3>



<p> With the 156 runs stand for the opening wicket for Australia, Aaron Finch and David Warner now holds the record of most 150+ runs partnership in ODIs. Warner and Finch stitched their fourth 150+ partnership.</p>



<p><strong>Most 150+ runs against a team:</strong></p>



<p>Finch/Warner - 4 vs India</p>



<p>Rohit/Kohli - 3 vs Sri Lanka</p>



<p>Rohit/Dhawan -3 vs Australia</p>



<h3><strong><span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color">Most runs leaked by an Indian spinner in ODIs: </span></strong></h3>



<p>In the mammoth total of 374 runs, Australians ruthlessly smashed Yuzvendra Chahal for runs. Chahal in the quota of 10 overs leaked 89 runs in the first ODI against Australia. Chahal embarked his name at the top of the list of most runs conceded in an ODI.</p>



<p><strong>Most runs conceded by Indian spinners:</strong></p>



<ul><li>89 Y Chahal vs Aus Sydney 2020 *</li><li>88 Y Chahal vs Eng Edgbaston 2019</li><li>85 P Chawla vs Pak Mirpur 2008</li><li>84 Kuldeep vs NZ Hamilton 2020</li></ul>



<h3><strong><span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color">Australia recorded its highest ODI total against India: </span></strong></h3>



<p>With 374 runs on board, Australia records its highest total against India in ODIs on Friday at Sydney Cricket Ground. Australia?s 374 is the fourth-highest total against Men In Blue overall.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>



<p><strong>Highest ODI totals vs India</strong></p>



<ul><li>438/4 by SA, Mumbai WS, 2015</li><li>411/8 by SL, Rajkot 2009</li><li>374/6 by Aus, Sydney 2020</li><li>366/8 by Eng, Cuttack 2017</li></ul>



<h3><strong><span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color">Fastest Indian batsmen to 1000 runs: </span></strong></h3>



<p>In response to the massive 374 runs total, India did not lose hopes till the end. Hardik Pandya becomes the highest run-scorer for India with 90 runs in 76 deliveries. Hardik Pandya has now become the fastest Indian to hit 1000 runs in just 857 balls in the One Day International. However, previously, Kedar Jadhav held the record in 937 balls.</p>



<h3><strong><span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color">The sixth consecutive loss for India: </span></strong></h3>



<p>As hosts defeated Men in Blue by 66 runs at SCG, India recorded its sixth straight loss in international cricket. Previously, India lost 3 matches ODI series to New Zealand and two test matches. India recorded this worrying record after 17 long years.</p>



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Australia vs India: Top 7 Records which were created during the first ODI at SCG

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<p><em>Australia vs India: Steve Smith leaves training after complaining of a sore back.</em></p>



<p><strong>Australia vs India:</strong> The injuries hit the Australian side faced another bow on Tuesday with Steve Smith leaving training after 10 minutes. It is learned that Steve Smith leaves training after complaining of a sore back during the practice session on Tuesday.</p>



<p>According to the Sydney Herald Morning report, Steve Smith trained for almost 10 minutes before walking back to the Australian dressing room. After that Smith didn?t turn up for the net practice session.</p>



<p>Cricket Australia?s spokesperson later cleared that the batsman would not train until Wednesday. He also confirmed that Smith was getting treatment for the back soreness after reaching down the ball.</p>



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<p>Steve Smith was seen practicing for a while in the nets of Adelaide two days before the Day/night encounter but he was not carrying his equipment, unlike others. However, he later walked off along with the Australian physio looking uncomfortable.</p>



<p>Smith earlier during the ODI?s almost missed one of the games but was last moment came fit and smashed his second back-to-back century against India.</p>



<p>Australia has been brutally damaged by the injury concerns with many key players getting ruled out of the game.</p>



<p>David Warner is one prominent name, Steve Smith?s is doubted to participate in the first test game. However, young opener Will Pucovski is also ruled out.</p>



<h2>Injuries concern for Australia:</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-table is-style-stripes"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Name of Player</strong></td><td><strong>Injury</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Marcus Stoinis</td><td>Side</td></tr><tr><td>David Warner</td><td>Adductor</td></tr><tr><td>Ashton Agar</td><td>Calf and Finger</td></tr><tr><td>Mitchell Starc</td><td>Back and Ribs</td></tr><tr><td>Josh Hazlewood</td><td>Back</td></tr><tr><td>Aaron Finch</td><td>Glute</td></tr><tr><td>Moises Henriques</td><td>Hamstring</td></tr><tr><td>Will Pucovski</td><td>Concussion</td></tr><tr><td>Cameron Green</td><td>Concussion</td></tr><tr><td>Jackson Bird</td><td>Calf</td></tr><tr><td>Harry Conway</td><td>Concussion</td></tr><tr><td>Sean Abbott</td><td>Calf</td></tr><tr><td>Steve Smith</td><td>Sore Back</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>



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Australia vs India: Steve Smith leaves training after complaining of a sore back

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<p><em>Australia vs India: Australian Skipper Tim Paine hints at Steve Smith inclusion despite ?Stiff Back?.</em></p>



<p><strong>Australia vs India Test Series: </strong>Australian skipper Tim Paine closed down all the concerns over Steve Smith?s sore back ahead of the first test. Steve Smith complaint of a sore back during the first training session on Tuesday.</p>



<p>Tim Paine on Wednesday during the video conference cleared the news regarding the star batsman?s injuries. Paine said Smith?s no-show was a precautionary step and the Smith will be out there on Thursday.</p>



<h2><strong>Tim Paine on Steve Smith:</strong></h2>



<p>?<em>His preparation has been very good, he?s batted for the last week since we?ve been in Adelaide. So for him getting a day off might actually be a blessing in disguise,</em>? Paine on Smith.</p>



<p>?<em>He complaint of stiff back before, Yesterday was more precautionary.</em>?</p>



<p>?<em>He will be in to train today, so we?ll see how he goes. But come tomorrow, whether he is fit or sore in the back, he normally gets up with it and finds a way to score big and that?s how it is</em>.?</p>



<p>Australian squad has been injury-prone in the recent series. With star opener, David Warner getting ?Groin Injury? while his replacement Will Pucovski suffering a concussion. Both the openers will not be part of the first test game.</p>



<h2><strong>Cameron Green to debut:</strong></h2>



<p>However, the young all-rounder Cameron Green will get to taste Test Cricket. Earlier, he also suffered a concussion but how he managed to recover quickly is commendable.</p>



<p>?<em>Green trained really well with us yesterday and reports are he?s pulled up really well this morning, so all things going well Cameron Green will make his test debut tomorrow</em>,? said Tim Paine.</p>



<p>With Cameron Green making it to the final side, it is almost certain that Matthew Wade will be elevated to the openers.</p>



<p>It is yet to be seen whether he will replace Joe Burns, who had a horrible summer with just 62 runs in the last nine first-class games, or Marcus Harris who has been called in as the replacement of Will Pucovski.</p>



<p>"<em>Obviously his build-up, in terms of runs, hasn't been great but if you look at the work he's done solely in Test cricket for this team, it's been very, very good</em>," Paine said of Burns.</p>



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Australia vs India: Australian Skipper Tim Paine hints at Steve Smith?s inclusion despite ?Stiff Back?

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<p><em>Australia vs India: ?I will Rewind and Play that again? says Ravindra Jadeja on Smith?s run-out.</em></p>



<p><strong>Australia vs India 3rd Test Match:</strong> Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja?s rocket arm throw to dismiss Steve Smith put him in the limelight on Friday. Steve Smith looked in complete damaging form after he came to bat on Day 1 of the third test match. Smith looked much more confident and tried to put Indian bowers under-pressure right from the start.</p>



<p>Steve Smith on Day 2 completed his 27th Test century and this was his 8th ton against India. However, after his hundred, not much batting was left as Indian bowlers took wickets from the other end.</p>



<p>Ravindra Jadeja as usual took his rocket arm to dismiss Steve Smith with a direct hit run out. Jadeja said this was one of his best efforts.</p>



<h2><strong>I will rewind and play that again says Jadeja:</strong></h2>



<p><em>?I will rewind and play this run-out as this is one of my best efforts,"</em> said Jadeja during the virtual press conference after the stumps on Day 2.</p>



<p>Smith was in the mood to damage as much as possible before the last wicket, however, his temptation to take the strike against Ravindra Jadeja cost him his wicket.</p>



<p><em>"A direct hit from outside the 30-yard circle. This my favorite and best run-out. Three or four-wicket hauls are fine but this run-out will stay with me,"</em> he added.</p>



<p>Smith departed after 131 runs and taht ends the Australian innings at 338 for 10.</p>



<p>India made a solid start with the new opening pair Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill. Both the openers provided a record-breaking start to India.</p>



<p>Shubman Gill completed his maiden fifty while Rohit Sharma departed on 26.</p>



<p>Later skipper Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara handled the innings. India amassed 96 runs before the stumps on Day2 with the loss of 2 wickets.</p>



<p>India trail by 242 runs.</p>



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Australia vs India: ?I will Rewind and Play that again? says Ravindra Jadeja on Smith?s run-out

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<p><em>IPL 2021: Rajasthan Royals likely to release their captain Steve Smith ahead of IPL 2021.</em></p>



<p><strong>Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021:</strong> Rajasthan Royals are most likely to free Steve Smith ahead of the IPL 2021. The Rajasthan based franchise will come on the final call shortly before submitting the final list of the released players. BCCI has asked all the franchises to provide the final list of released players by January 20.</p>



<p>One of the strongest reason behind this call is Smith?s poor average form in the previous IPL. Rajasthan Royals has not done well in the past under Smith?s leadership. Smith?s impact as a leader and as a batsman has not been beneficial to the team till now. The Australian batsman amassed 311 runs in 14 outings with a strike rate of 131 which includes three half-centuries.</p>



<p>Rajasthan Royals have won the inaugural season of the Indian Premier League and since then the search for another is still on. The previous season the franchise finished last at the end of the league stages.</p>



<h2><strong>Sanju Samson strong name for becoming the Captain of Rajasthan Royals:</strong></h2>



<p>It is also understood that Royals desperately need a strong Indian core which they are lacking. The side is packed with the high rated overseas stars which make their core. Steve Smith, Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer and Jos Buttler are the prominent overseas names in the list.</p>



<p>If Steve Smith gets free from the franchise, Royals will require a new captain. Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson is the notable name. Samson recently captained Kerala in the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.</p>



<p>Sanju Samson was also the leading run-scorer for Rajasthan Royals in 2020 edition of Indian Premier League. He was also picked for the Australian white-ball leg for his dominant performance in the IPL.</p>



<p>According to the sources, the management is not showing interest in making Englishmen Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes the skipper of the side due to their unavailability. It is seen that the English pair arrived late in the previous season and sometimes leaves soon from the IPL.</p>



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IPL 2021: Rajasthan Royals likely to release their captain Steve Smith ahead of IPL 2021

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<p><em>Australia vs India: Bowling in good areas will help us retain the Border Gavaskar Trophy says, Steve Smith.</em></p>



<p><strong>Australia vs India 4th Test Match:</strong> Australia?s star batsman Steve Smith opens up about the Brisbane surface in the 4th Test match against India. Smith said the surface has started to play some tricks and it has become comparatively difficult to bat on. Being patient and bowling in good areas can help Australia win the test series.</p>



<p>In the third innings of the Gaba test match, Australia put up the lead of 328 runs against India. The last session was washed out due to the rain while Indian both openers were still in the crease. India were 4/0 at stumps of Day 4.</p>



<p><em>?The match is in a good place for us, the surface has now started to do some activities today, a couple of deliveries shot up,?</em> Steve Smith said in the virtual press conference after the Stumps of Day 4.</p>



<p><em>?So tomorrow will be the bowling day for us. We will keep bowling in good areas and let the pitch do its natural work for us. I hope we get some assistance from the surface like we saw today.?</em></p>



<p>While the Day 5 of the last test match between Australia and India is also under black clouds and the showers are very much expected.</p>



<h2><strong>Indians have batted really well: Steve Smith</strong></h2>



<p><em>?The Indians have obviously batted really well in the past. In Sydney, they took the charge but that was a different wicket and surface. But we will focus more on pitching the ball in good areas and being patient,?</em> Smith added.</p>



<p><em>?I feel if the bowler goes for searching in this wicket then it won?t be much effective. It will be good for us to keep pitching the same hard length and not do much of the variations in the lengths. It is obviously pitching in good areas and letting the surface do rest of the natural variations.?</em></p>



<p>Indian bowlers bundled Australia for 294 runs in the third innings with Mohammad Siraj taking his maiden five-for and Shardul contributing with 4 scalps. Australia had a lead of 33 runs in the second innings which adds up to 327 runs.</p>



<p><em>?The final day is going to be interesting to us. The boys inside are all charged up and looked excited about the final day cricket.?</em></p>



<p>Australia?s left-arm pacer looked a little uncomfortable with his hamstring but Smith clarifies that the pacer will be good to go tomorrow morning.</p>



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Australia vs India: Bowling in good areas will help us retain the Border Gavaskar Trophy says, Steve Smith

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<p><strong>HUR</strong> <strong>vs</strong> <strong>THU</strong> <strong>BBL</strong> <strong>2024</strong>-<strong>25</strong> <strong>Final</strong> <strong>Dream11</strong> <strong>Prediction</strong>: The wait is finally over, and we will have the champion for the 14th edition of the Big Bash League (BBL 2024-25). Two teams have qualified for the final, and we will have a new champion this season. The reigning champion Brisbane Heat have been knocked out, and the final will be played between Hobart Hurricanes and Sydney Thunder.</p>
<p>This clash will be held at 1:45 PM on Monday at Bellerive Oval in Hobart. The Hurricanes finished the group stage at the top and beat the Sixers in the Qualifier to reach this stage. Meanwhile, the Thunder beat Melbourne Stars and Sydney Sixers in Knockout and Challenger matches to make it to the final.</p>
<p>But now, everything depends on this clash, as the team that wins here will lift the trophy. The Hurricanes have never won the BBL title, while the Thunder have won it once in 2015. So, the long wait of one of these two sides will end up here with this clash. This is the third game between two teams this season. The Hurricanes won one game while the other was washed out.</p>
<p><strong>HUR vs THU BBL 2024-25 Final Details</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Tournament</strong>: Big Bash League 2024-25</li>
<li><strong>Match</strong>: Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder (HUR vs THU)</li>
<li><strong>Date</strong>: January 27 (Monday)</li>
<li><strong>Venue</strong>: Bellerive Oval, Hobart</li>
<li><strong>Time</strong>: 1:45 PM IST</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>HUR vs THU BBL 2024-25 Final Pitch Report</strong></p>
<p>The surface at Bellerive Oval is a two-pace wicket which has assistance for both aspects of the game. The ball will stick to the surface, and it will become difficult to connect your shots as the game goes on. It is a drop-in wicket which tends to produce good bounce when the ball is new. Batting second is recommended on this surface.</p>
<p><strong>HUR vs THU Head-to-Head BBL</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Total Matches</strong>: 22</li>
<li><strong>Hobart Hurricanes</strong>: 13</li>
<li><strong>Sydney Thunder</strong>: 8</li>
<li><strong>No Result</strong>: 1</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>HUR vs THU BBL 2024-25 Final Live Streaming Details</strong></p>
<p>In India, fans can watch the live action on Star Sports Networks on TV, while the live stream option will be available on the Disney+ Hotstar app or website.</p>
<p><strong>HUR vs THU BBL 2024-25 Final Probable XIs:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Hobart Hurricanes</strong>: Mitchell Owen, Ben McDermott, Caleb Jewell, Matthew Wade (wk), Tim David, Nikhil Chaudhary, Chris Jordan, Nathan Ellis (c), Peter Hatzoglou, Cameron Gannon, Riley Meredith</p>
<p><strong>Sydney Thunder</strong>: Hugh Weibgen, David Warner (c), Sam Billings (wk), Matthew Gilkes, Jason Sangha, George Garton, Chris Green, Nathan McAndrew, Wes Agar, Tom Andrews, Tanveer Sangha</p>
<p><strong>HUR vs THU BBL 2024-25 Final Dream11 Team</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Wicket-keeper</strong>: Sam Billings</li>
<li><strong>Batters</strong>: David Warner, Tim David, Mitchell Owen</li>
<li><strong>All-rounders</strong>: Chris Jordan, Nikhil Chaudhary, Chris Green (Captain)</li>
<li><strong>Bowlers</strong>: Tom Andrews, Wes Agar, Riley Meredith, Nathan Ellis (Vice-captain)</li>
</ul>
<p>**These predictions made by our writers, which can go wrong. We ask you to compare the teams and pick best set of players to do well.</p>
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HUR vs THU BBL 2024-25 final will take place on Monday at 1:45 PM in Hobart.

The final of the Big Bash League 2024-25 will be played between Hobart Hurricanes and Sydney Thunder on Monday at Bellerive Oval in Hobart.

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<p>The marquee event of this year, ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is approaching quickly and Pakistan are busy finalizing preparations to compete as the hosts. They will be competing in a Tri-Series versus South Africa and New Zealand before the Champions Trophy and this bilateral event will act as a preparatory ground for the Mohammad Rizwan-led team. </p>
<p>They have momentum on their side as they will be entering the tournament on the back of historic series wins in South Africa and Australia and also a good performance in the Tri Series will definitely increase their confidence and morale. </p>
<p>Interestingly, the hosts are the only team who haven't unveiled their squad yet for the meha event of this year and questions about their unannounced squad have already started to raise and discussions have sparked. </p>
<p>With explosive opener Saim Ayub struggling with an ankle fracture, several news reports have claimed that the Pakistani selectors might consider bringing in the likes of Shan Masood back into the One-Day International setup. Apart from the Test Captain, the National Team selectors might also consider bringing in some forgotten players and let's take a look at three such forgotten players who might get a chance to make their comebacks into the team in the forthcoming Champions Trophy 2025.</p>
<h2 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Usama Mir  </strong></h2>
<p>29-year-old spinner Usama Mir might find himself back in the squad for Champions Trophy 2025. With 15 scalps to his name in 12 One-Day Internationals, Usama has demonstrated his ability to outfox opposition batters with his unpredictable variations. While the duo of Sufiyan Muqeem and Abrar Ahmed have shown promise, their lack of experience in 50 over Cricket could lead the selectors to pick Usama Mir over the two above mentioned players. In List-A Cricket, the 29-year-old has dismissed 86 batters in 58 contests, which further strengthens his case. </p>
<h2><strong>Shadab Khan</strong></h2>
<p>Once considered as the backbone of Pakistan's spin bowling unit, Shadab Khan has been away from One-Day Cricket due to a prolonged rough patch with the ball. The leg spin bowling All-rounder, with 85 scalps and 855 runs to his name in 70 One-Day Internationals, still remains a valuable asset for the Green Shirts. </p>
<p>Keeping in mind the middle order struggles of the defending champions, Khan's ability to contribute with both ball &amp; bat could help him in securing a spot in Pakistan's Champions Trophy 2025 squad. His experience and a knack of performing in high-pressure situations makes him a strong contender for making a comeback to the National Team.</p>
<h2 style="text-align: left;"><strong>Imam-ul-Haq</strong></h2>
<p>29-year-old Imam-ul-Haq, a reliable opening batter with a total of 3,138 One-Day International runs to his name at a good average of 48.27, last participated in an ODI match during the 2023 ODI World Cup in India. With Saim Ayub missing out due to an ankle injury and Abdullah Shafique struggling for form with the bat, the Pakistani selectors might turn to Imam in order to provide stability to the top-order. His proven track-record in ODI's make him a perfect option for the forthcoming Champions Trophy 2025.</p>
<p>The selection committee of Pakistan's Men's National Cricket Team faces some tough decisions ahead of 2025 Champions Trophy. While the trio of Imam, Shadab and Usama may seem like surprising picks, their skill sets and experience could prove to be very crucial on home soil. Pakistani fans eagerly await the squad announcement of the National Team and they are hoping to see a balanced team capable of defending the Champions Trophy. </p>
<p>Do Read: <a href="https://www.icccricketschedule.com/can-india-women-u19-qualify-for-semifinal-check-out-the-full-points-table-and-qualification-scenario-for-icc-u19-women-s-t20-world-cup-2025/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Can India Women U19 Qualify For Semifinal? Check Out the Full Points Table and Qualification Scenario For ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2025</a></p>
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Shadab Khan (L), Imam-ul-Haq (C) and Usama Mir (R) of Pakistan | Image: Getty Images

Shadab Khan, Imam-ul-Haq and Usama Mir are three forgotten players who haven't played in ODI Cricket since a really long time but there's hope for them as they might get a chance to make their respective comebacks in the squad of Pakistan for Champions Trophy 2025

3 forgotten Pakistani players the selectors might consider bringing back in the squad for the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025. They may seem like surprising picks but their skill sets and experience could prove to be very crucial on home soil.

3 forgotten Pakistani players who might make surprise comebacks in Champions Trophy 2025

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<p>An incredible Bollywood biopic is set to be made on the life of former legendary Indian Captain Sourav Ganguly also known by his famous nickname 'Dada'. Following the success of the biopics of Mohammad Azharuddin, Mithali Raj and Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Ganguly's story will also be seen on the big screens. It is reported that this incredible film be made with the help of a big financial budget and talks are ongoing of executing this film under a big production house. </p>
<p>Actor Rajkumar Rao's name has popped up to play the role of Dada in the film. Before, there were talks of Ranbir Kapoor and then Ayushmann Khurrana to play the role of the legendary Indian captain but there's no official confirmation regarding who will get the chance to play the role of Ganguly. </p>
<p>The information about the script and release date are yet to be revealed and many interesting stories of Ganguly's life will be shown in this upcoming movie. Let's take a look at five such incidents which can make this biopic even more special:</p>
<h2><strong>Waving Team India's shirt on the Lord's balcony</strong></h2>
<p>In the all-important final of the 2002 Natwest Trophy, Team India chased down the difficult target of 326 runs and defeated England and this victory proved to be a really historic one. After securing this victory, Dads took off his jersey and waved it on the famous Lord's balcony. This moment became a symbol of the new era of Indian Cricket and showing this moment can truly make the biopic of Ganguly special.</p>
<h2><strong>Differences with Rahul Dravid</strong></h2>
<p>The friendship between two legends of Indian Cricket, Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid was quite famous in the world of Cricket. But when Greg Chappell became the head coach of the National Team, differences started arising between the two players. Ganguly didn't like Chappell's arbitrariness and he expressed his displeasure with Dravid that he was not saying anything to Chappell despite being the skipper. This is the main reason why there was a distance between the two.</p>
<h3><strong>Greg Chappell Controversy</strong></h3>
<p>In 2005, the controversy between coach Greg Chappell and Ganguly created a stir in the world of Cricket. The former Australian batter wrote an email to the BCCI and called Ganguly "physically &amp; mentally" unfit for handling the leadership duties of the Men in Blue. This entire controversy was leaked to the Indian media and it made a lot of headlines.</p>
<h2><strong>Differences with Ravi Shastri</strong></h2>
<p>During the selection of the head coach of the Indian Team in 2016, a dispute was created between Ravi Shastri and Sourav Ganguly. The former had given his interview through a video call and the latter didn't attend the interview through a video call. Apart from Ganguly, the likes of VVS Laxman and Sachin Tendulkar were also a part of the committee formed for the selection of the Head Coach. </p>
<p>As Dada didn't attend the video call, a rhetoric was created between him and Shastri. This dispute became the main talking point in Indian Media.</p>
<h3><strong>Rumours of an affair with actress Nagma</strong></h3>
<p>During the 1999 ODI World Cup, the news of an affair between actress Nagma and Cricketer Sourav Ganguly popped up in the headlines. Although the Cricketer always denied it, the actress later confirmed the relationship and said that they had ended it in the interest of the country. Ganguly was already married and was the father of a child too at that time so the affair rumours proved to be very significant.</p>
<p>Do Read: <a href="https://www.icccricketschedule.com/what-happened-to-umran-malik-he-has-been-out-of-team-india-for-a-long-time-finds-himself-out-of-the-ranji-team-as-well/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">What Happened to Umran Malik? He has been out of Team India for a long time, finds himself out of the Ranji Team as well</a></p>
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The life of former Indian cricket team captain Sourav Ganguly will soon be shown on the big screen in his biopic and preparations are underway to bring 'Dada's' story to Bollywood.

An incredible Bollywood biopic is set to be made on the life of former legendary Indian Captain Sourav Ganguly also known by his famous nickname 'Dada'. Following the success of the biopics of Mohammad Azharuddin, Mithali Raj and Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Ganguly's story will also be seen on the big screens.

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<p><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong>ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2025: </strong>The U19 Women's World Cup 2025 is just on the edge of the Super 6 stage, and the tussle between 12 teams has started to qualify for the semifinals. India Women U19 will play Bangladesh Women U19 today, and the winning team will be just on the doorstep of a semifinal berth. </span></p>
<p>In a dominant performance during the final group-stage match of the ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup 2025, India secured an emphatic victory over Sri Lanka by 60 runs. The Indian bowlers showcased exceptional skill, restricting Sri Lanka to a mere 58 runs for the loss of nine wickets. With this commanding win, India maintained an unbeaten record in the group stage, completing three wins out of three and firmly establishing themselves as one of the tournament favorites.</p>
<p><img class="img-additional" src="https://admin.icccricketschedule.com/uploads/images/202501/image_430x256_6795b87835c63.jpg" alt=""></p>
<p>Earlier in the group stage, India displayed equally impressive performances against Malaysia, the tournament hosts, and the West Indies. Placed in Group A alongside these teams, India dominated all their matches, underlining their strength and preparation for the competition. </p>
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<p>India's comprehensive victories against Malaysia and the West Indies paved the way for their confident progression to the Super Six stage. Their clinical approach, both with the bat and ball, demonstrated their depth of talent and strategic planning.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, the West Indies claimed the 12th and final spot in the Super Six stage by defeating Malaysia in a decisive match. This victory ensured their qualification and they completed the roster for the next phase of the tournament. The 12 teams advancing to the Super Six stage now represent the best of the competition, each vying for a coveted spot in the semi-finals as the tournament heats up. </p>
<p>Below are the teams qualified for the SUPER SIX stage:</p>
<table border="1" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 76.2195%; height: 280px; border-width: 1px; background-color: rgb(246, 231, 231); border-style: double; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><colgroup><col style="width: 100%;"></colgroup>
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<td style="border-width: 1px; height: 20px; text-align: center;"><strong>SUPER SIX GROUP 1</strong></td>
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<tr style="height: 20px;">
<td style="border-width: 1px; height: 20px; text-align: center;">AUSTRALIA Women U19</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 20px;">
<td style="border-width: 1px; height: 20px; text-align: center;">INDIA Women U19</td>
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<tr style="height: 20px;">
<td style="border-width: 1px; height: 20px; text-align: center;">SRI LANKA Women U19</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 20px;">
<td style="border-width: 1px; height: 20px; text-align: center;">BANGLADESH Women U19</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 20px;">
<td style="border-width: 1px; height: 20px; text-align: center;">SCOTLAND Women U19</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 20px;">
<td style="border-width: 1px; height: 20px; text-align: center;">WEST INDIES Women U19</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 20px;">
<td style="border-width: 1px; height: 20px; text-align: center;"><strong>SUPER SIX GROUP 2</strong></td>
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<td style="border-width: 1px; height: 20px; text-align: center;">SOUTH AFRICA Women U19</td>
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<td style="border-width: 1px; height: 20px; text-align: center;">ENGLAND Women U19</td>
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<td style="border-width: 1px; height: 20px; text-align: center;">NEW ZEALAND Women U19</td>
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<td style="border-width: 1px; height: 20px; text-align: center;">USA Women U19</td>
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<tr style="height: 20px;">
<td style="border-width: 1px; height: 20px; text-align: center;">NIGERIA Women U19</td>
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<td style="border-width: 1px; height: 20px; text-align: center;">IRELAND Women U19</td>
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<p>Let's take a look at the ICC U19 Women's World Cup 2025 points Table of Super Six Stage:</p>
<h3><strong>Super Six Group 1</strong></h3>
<table class="table cb-srs-pnts" style="width: 74.2683%;">
<thead>
<tr class="cb-srs-gray-strip ">
<th class="cb-srs-pnts-th text-left" style="width: 35.8087%;"><strong>Super Six Group 1</strong></th>
<td class=" cb-srs-pnts-th" style="width: 8.24911%;" title="Matches Played"><strong>Mat</strong></td>
<td class=" cb-srs-pnts-th" style="width: 10.3114%;" title="Matches Won"><strong>Won</strong></td>
<td class=" cb-srs-pnts-th" style="width: 8.81155%;" title="Matches Lost"><strong>Lost</strong></td>
<td class=" cb-srs-pnts-th" style="width: 8.99903%;" title="Matches Tied"><strong>Tied</strong></td>
<td class=" cb-srs-pnts-th" style="width: 7.12423%;" title="Matches with No Result"><strong>NR</strong></td>
<th class=" cb-srs-pnts-th" style="width: 7.68667%;" title="Match Points"><strong>Pts</strong></th>
<td class=" cb-srs-pnts-th" style="width: 13.1236%;" title="Net Run Rate"><strong>NRR</strong></td>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr class="">
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-name" style="width: 35.8087%;">
<div class="cb-col cb-col-100">
<div class="cb-col cb-col-84">Australia Women U19</div>
</div>
</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 8.24911%;">3</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 10.3114%;">3</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 8.81155%;">0</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 8.99903%;">0</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 7.12423%;">0</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td text-bold" style="width: 7.68667%;">6</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 13.1236%;">+2.176</td>
</tr>
<tr class="">
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-name" style="width: 35.8087%;">
<div class="cb-col cb-col-100">
<div class="cb-col cb-col-84">India Women U19</div>
</div>
</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 8.24911%;">2</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 10.3114%;">2</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 8.81155%;">0</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 8.99903%;">0</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 7.12423%;">0</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td text-bold" style="width: 7.68667%;">4</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 13.1236%;">+4.231</td>
</tr>
<tr class="">
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-name" style="width: 35.8087%;">
<div class="cb-col cb-col-100">
<div class="cb-col cb-col-84">Sri Lanka Women U19</div>
</div>
</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 8.24911%;">2</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 10.3114%;">1</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 8.81155%;">1</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 8.99903%;">0</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 7.12423%;">0</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td text-bold" style="width: 7.68667%;">2</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 13.1236%;">+0.525</td>
</tr>
<tr class="">
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-name" style="width: 35.8087%;">
<div class="cb-col cb-col-100">
<div class="cb-col cb-col-84">Bangladesh Women U19</div>
</div>
</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 8.24911%;">2</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 10.3114%;">1</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 8.81155%;">1</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 8.99903%;">0</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 7.12423%;">0</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td text-bold" style="width: 7.68667%;">2</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 13.1236%;">+0.342</td>
</tr>
<tr class="">
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-name" style="width: 35.8087%;">
<div class="cb-col cb-col-100">
<div class="cb-col cb-col-84">Scotland Women U19</div>
</div>
</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 8.24911%;">2</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 10.3114%;">0</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 8.81155%;">2</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 8.99903%;">0</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 7.12423%;">0</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td text-bold" style="width: 7.68667%;">0</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 13.1236%;">-2.600</td>
</tr>
<tr class="">
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-name" style="width: 35.8087%;">
<div class="cb-col cb-col-100">
<div class="cb-col cb-col-84">West Indies Women U19</div>
</div>
</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 8.24911%;">3</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 10.3114%;">0</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 8.81155%;">3</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 8.99903%;">0</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 7.12423%;">0</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td text-bold" style="width: 7.68667%;">0</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 13.1236%;">-4.644</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h3><strong>Super Six Group 2</strong></h3>
<table class="table cb-srs-pnts" style="width: 73.2927%;">
<thead>
<tr class="cb-srs-gray-strip ">
<th class="cb-srs-pnts-th text-left" style="width: 46.437%;"><strong>Super Six Group 2</strong></th>
<td class=" cb-srs-pnts-th" style="width: 7.33216%;" title="Matches Played"><strong>Mat</strong></td>
<td class=" cb-srs-pnts-th" style="width: 8.14685%;" title="Matches Won"><strong>Won</strong></td>
<td class=" cb-srs-pnts-th" style="width: 7.4951%;" title="Matches Lost"><strong>Lost</strong></td>
<td class=" cb-srs-pnts-th" style="width: 7.65804%;" title="Matches Tied"><strong>Tied</strong></td>
<td class=" cb-srs-pnts-th" style="width: 6.1916%;" title="Matches with No Result"><strong>NR</strong></td>
<th class=" cb-srs-pnts-th" style="width: 6.51748%;" title="Match Points"><strong>Pts</strong></th>
<td class=" cb-srs-pnts-th" style="width: 10.5909%;" title="Net Run Rate"><strong>NRR</strong></td>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr class="">
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-name" style="width: 46.437%;">
<div class="cb-col cb-col-100">
<div class="cb-col cb-col-84">South Africa Women U19</div>
</div>
</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 7.33216%;">3</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 8.14685%;">3</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 7.4951%;">0</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 7.65804%;">0</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 6.1916%;">0</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td text-bold" style="width: 6.51748%;">6</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 10.5909%;">+3.215</td>
</tr>
<tr class="">
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-name" style="width: 46.437%;">
<div class="cb-col cb-col-100">
<div class="cb-col cb-col-84">England Women U19</div>
</div>
</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 7.33216%;">3</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 8.14685%;">1</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 7.4951%;">0</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 7.65804%;">0</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 6.1916%;">2</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td text-bold" style="width: 6.51748%;">4</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 10.5909%;">+2.422</td>
</tr>
<tr class="">
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-name" style="width: 46.437%;">
<div class="cb-col cb-col-100">
<div class="cb-col cb-col-84">Nigeria Women U19</div>
</div>
</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 7.33216%;">3</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 8.14685%;">1</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 7.4951%;">1</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 7.65804%;">0</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 6.1916%;">1</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td text-bold" style="width: 6.51748%;">3</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 10.5909%;">-1.857</td>
</tr>
<tr class="">
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-name" style="width: 46.437%;">
<div class="cb-col cb-col-100">
<div class="cb-col cb-col-84">USA Women U19</div>
</div>
</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 7.33216%;">3</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 8.14685%;">1</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 7.4951%;">2</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 7.65804%;">0</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 6.1916%;">0</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td text-bold" style="width: 6.51748%;">2</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 10.5909%;">+0.203</td>
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<div class="cb-col cb-col-84">New Zealand Women U19</div>
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</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 7.33216%;">3</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 8.14685%;">1</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 7.4951%;">2</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 7.65804%;">0</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 6.1916%;">0</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td text-bold" style="width: 6.51748%;">2</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 10.5909%;">+0.136</td>
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<div class="cb-col cb-col-100">
<div class="cb-col cb-col-84">Ireland Women U19</div>
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</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 7.33216%;">3</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 8.14685%;">0</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 7.4951%;">2</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 7.65804%;">0</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 6.1916%;">1</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td text-bold" style="width: 6.51748%;">1</td>
<td class="cb-srs-pnts-td" style="width: 10.5909%;">-3.596</td>
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<h2><strong>INDIA Women U19 vs BANGLADESH Women U19 Match- A decider?</strong></h2>
<p>India Women U19 were placed in Group A and they topped the group whereas Bangladesh Women U19 were placed in Group D along with Australia, Scotland, and Nepal. They defeated Scotland Women U19 and Nepal Women U19 but Australia Women U19 gave them their only loss in the 2025 U19 tournament. </p>
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<p>Both teams are placed in SUPER SIX Group 1 and this match is a kind of decider. If India win this match, they will be just on the doorstep of the qualification to the semifinals of the coveted ICC U19 Tournament.  </p>

India Women U19 are all set to qualify for the ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2025 semifinal round if they can thrash Bangladesh today in an important match of the Super Six Stage.

With Australia almost qualified for the semifinals, India will be keen to seal their spot in the semifinals of the ICC U19 WOMEN's T20 World Cup 2025

Can India Women U19 Qualify For Semifinal? Check Out the Full Points Table and Qualification Scenario For ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2025

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<p><span>India head coach was mighty impress with the way young batter Tilak Varma played in the second T20I against England. The second match of the five-match series between the two heavyweights took place at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Saturday (25th January).</span><span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
<p><span>Tilak Varma played one of his best innings in his career as he almost single-handedly won the game for India. The left-hander played a magnificent innings for his team and helped India win the game by the margin of just two wickets and took a 2-0 lead in the series.</span></p>
<p><span>Chasing the target of 166 runs, India struggled to have a good start as both the openers, Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma, got out early. Tilak Varma, who walked out to bat at number three played a stellar innings and held the one end despite the wickets falling at the other end.</span><span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
<p><span>The Southpaw hardly got any support till Washington Sundar (26) played a key role down the order before India was left tottering at 126 for seven. But Varma showed great maturity and took the game deep even though England kept ticking with wickets at the other end.</span><span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span></span></p>
<p><span>Tilak Varma slammed a terrific half-century but made sure that he didn't lose his focus. He played the situation pretty well and took the game to the last over. A decent support from Ravi Bishnoi in the end allowed him to win the match for his team as India won the game by two wickets.</span><span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
<p><span>Tilak Varma played a magnificent innings of unbeaten 72 runs off 55 balls. The left-hander batted with a strike rate of over 130 and also slammed 4 fours and 5 sixes in his innings. His knock helped India win the game and also earned him the Player of the Match award.</span><span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
<p><span>As Tilak Varma won India the match, the entire Indian dressing room was chuffed to bits. The interesting reaction came from head coach Gautam Gambhir, who was seen kissing batter on the neck. This happened when the teams were shaking hands.</span><span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
<p><span><span class="Apple-converted-space">Also Read: <a href="https://www.icccricketschedule.com/watch-varun-chakravarthy-bamboozles-harry-brook-with-a-jaffa-ravi-shastri-mocks-england-batter-over-smog-statement-/">Watch: Varun Chakravarthy bamboozles Harry Brook with a jaffa; Ravi Shastri mocks England batter over ‘Smog’ statement</a></span></span></p>
<h2><span>Watch: Gautam Gambhir kisses Tilak Varma after India wins second T20I by 8 wickets<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></h2>
<p><span>Here's the video:</span></p>

Tilak Varma played one of his best innings in his career as he almost single-handedly won the game for India.

India head coach was mighty impress with the way young batter Tilak Varma played in the second T20I against England.